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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – September 4, 2023 – Attackers Hit Network Devices and More

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Collectively, these episodes highlight the need for comprehensive cybersecurity defenses and timely patch management for risk mitigation. Unpatched devices can give attackers privileged access to networks, particularly those set up as VPN virtual servers, ICA proxies, RDP proxies, or AAA servers. Versions of RocketMQ before 5.1.0

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

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DNS Server Hardening DNS server hardening can be very complex and specific to the surrounding architecture. Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Anti-DDoS configurations can enhance server architecture DDoS to protect DNS.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

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The algorithm allows for variable key sizes and variable rounds to increase randomness and security. AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols. It was updated by Chad Kime on December 7, 2023.

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What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

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SASE provides an edge security solution that addresses these challenges without the bottlenecks of traditional virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Redundant architecture and tools should not be eliminated until the SASE solution has been thoroughly tested. What Is SASE?

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

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Most organizations use one of the AES algorithms for file encryption, full-disk encryption, application encryption, wifi transmission encryption, virtual public network (VPN) encryption, and encrypted protocols such as transport layer security (TLS). It was updated by Chad Kime on December 7, 2023.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices.